The Fourteenth Goldfish - Believe in the Possible

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Eigentlich mag die elfjährige Ellie keine Veränderungen. Im Moment zum Beispiel vermisst sie ihre alte Schule und ihren geliebten Goldfisch, der nach einem wundersam langen Leben gestorben ist. Da hilft es wenig, als ihre Mutter gesteht, dass das bereits der 13. Goldfisch war. Doch all das ist vergessen, als eines Abends ein seltsamer Junge auftaucht. Ein Junge in Opaklamotten, der behauptet, Ellies Großvater Melvin zu sein. Hat er tatsächlich das Wundermittel für ewige Jugend entdeckt? Begeistert folgt ihm Ellie in seine Welt der Wissenschaft, in der scheinbar NICHTS unmöglich ist, und die aufregendste Zeit in ihrem Leben beginnt ...

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Believe in the possible . . . This New York Times bestseller by a Newbery Honor winner is the triple threat of paperbacks--ideal for retail, mass, and institutional accounts, this one will live a long time on shelves.

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Believe in the possible . . . with this New York Times bestseller by three-time Newbery Honor winner Jennifer L. Holm. A perfect read about a child\'s relationship with her grandfather!
 
Galileo. Newton. Salk. Oppenheimer. Science can change the world . . . but can it go too far?
 
Eleven-year-old Ellie has never liked change. She misses fifth grade. She misses her old best friend. She even misses her dearly departed goldfish. Then one day a strange boy shows up. He s bossy. He s cranky. And weirdly enough . . . he looks a lot like Ellie s grandfather, a scientist who s always been slightly obsessed with immortality. Could this gawky teenager really be Grandpa Melvin? Has he finally found the secret to eternal youth?
 
With a lighthearted touch and plenty of humor, Jennifer Holm celebrates the wonder of science and explores fascinating questions about life and death, family and friendship, immortality . . . and possibility. Look for EXCLUSIVE NEW MATERIAL in the paperback including Ellie s gallery of scientists and other STEM-appropriate features.

And don t miss the much-anticipated sequel, The Third Mushroom!
 
Warm, witty, and wise. The New York Times
 
Written in a clean, crisp style, with lively dialogue and wit, this highly accessible novel will find a ready audience. Booklist, Starred
 
Top-notch middle-grade fiction. Publishers Weekly, Starred
 
Ellie s memorable journey into the world of science will inspire readers to explore the world around them and celebrate the possible. Shelf Awareness, Starred
 
Awesomely strange and startlingly true-to-life. It makes you wonder what s possible. Rebecca Stead, Newbery Medal winning author of When You Reach Me

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